So, perhaps Aris got an AMD CPU that was a couple of generations old? No. As you can see from the amazing IHS sticker peel image (top) under the sticker was an AMD FX-4100, a 32nm quad-core ...

The latest incident involved a Ryzen 7 9800X3D ordered by a reviewer for a test system that was actually an AMD FX-4100 CPU from 2011. We've been reporting stories about Amazon customers receiving ...

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TL;DR: A user ordered an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor from Amazon but received a fake AMD FX-4100 instead. The fake CPU had pins, unlike genuine AM5 processors. A user has ordered AMD's new Ryzen ...

Buying one of the best processors from a retailer like Amazon seems like a safe bet, but that isn’t always the case. A hardware reviewer just bought an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU on Amazon only to ...

The quad-core, four-thread FX 4100 is a socket AM3+ chip with a 3.8 GHz boost clock and support for DDR3 memory. The $479 AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, however, is an eight-core 16-thread, 3D V-Cache ...

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Closer inspection (and a bit of fingernail prying) revealed that underneath the sticker lay an AMD FX 4100, a 14-year-old Bulldozer chip that can be found on the used market for around $10.